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ISC have been confirmed as the new club kit provider on a three year deal
The club have confirmed that a massive leisure wear range will be available that even includes toddler size shirts
A third shirt for European games will be available in the style of Gosforth
Sounds good to me

I know they have been working on this deal for a very long time & Mick was very excited to be able to offer a full range including toddler kit, ladies-fit shirts, proper leisure wear that rugby supporter shaped people can wear, and most importantly good quality. There must be loads of ladies who have been waiting a long time for a shirt that they actually would wear, and blokes who are not replica players who also yearn for a wearable shirt. Hopefully they will sell like hot cakes.

No main sponsor announced yet
If the shirt options, leisure range and toddler sizes etc are available as the clubs statement suggests then we fans we need get behind it, for a long time fans have asked for cotton tops, lady fit shirts etc. If it doesn't sell the club won't stock it, it's a business at the end of the day
Looking forward to having my little lad running around in his toddlers falcons shirt this summer

The club are still talking to potential sponsors, note the plural, which is good news as in previous years they have been lucky to get just one interested. They have however set a minimum price for the main shirt sponsorship, and will not negotiate below that figure as it devalues the other club sponsors. Their preference is to have no main shirt sponsor rather than sell it cheap, and I respect that.

I agree Monkey, the club should set a value and stick to it
If the club don't get an offer which matches their valuation then my preference would be to offer the space to a local charity rather than go without a sponsor

Surely someone is going to have a pop at mick and mark about there never being a replica / fans shirt available until after the season has started. Someone's done it for the last few years so it has to happen again. Surely

So does that.mean they renewed then? - there was some suggestion that they were done for the time being.

I always think brewers go best with rugby for some reason. I liked having Northern Rock written on the shirts, however even then it was still a bank and that was before it's subsequent demise.

Just glad we haven't got a betting syndicate, though I guess if one meets the bill and no other sponsor comes forward then I shouldn't speak too soon... someone has to pay the players and staff, and the stuff doesn't grow on trees.

Floody will be on Look North tonight, was on ITV Tyne Tees last night (it's online somewhere) and also did a video with Pundit Arena. There's a lengthy interview with him on the offy and he also has a double pager in tomorrow's Journal as well as his long chat on BBC Newcastle's Facebook page.

He was a busy lad at yesterday's presser, bless him, but he just got on and did it all.

Ultimately it will probably sell as despite the colours it has a falcons badge on it and we love the team. It's not as visually offensive as the orange which is a bonus as no one wants to look like a dustbin man or road worker wearing day glo in the pub. The away shirt probably sold better , as last season it appeared to get more wear by the team than the traditional black home kit!!!
Grey and green does seem to be this years colours as Gloucester have just launched their X-blades training range and its very similar. I'm guessing each year the marketing teams get together and come up with the same plans.
All of that said, unless both the home and European shirts are truly horrific I can see a lot of the away kits being sold off half price June of next year so hopefully the club won't stock too many. Indeed it would be great if for a change the club makes an effort to stock a few more of the popular sizes . By that I mean the Home Authentic shirts in sizes xl-xxxl. As the home kit in the tailored match fit , xxl and xxxl disappear in weeks and the club is left with dozens of size small in the shop for the rest of the year, which unless your a jockey or a hobbit won't fit you.
Separately , every other club will print up your shirt with official premiership numbers , whereas to my knowledge , the Falcons will put numbers on but not the official ones.it might be a nice touch as I'm sure that Flood would be popular and our New England international! With other clubs charging around £10 for this , it might be an opportunity to get a bit more income.

Will have to see how the cotton shirt looks and if it has a collar or not but personally although a bit of a shock at first I quite like it and will most probably buy one. I tend now to look at polo and tee shirts as have a cupboard full of replicas so looking forward to what the new supplier offers.

Thanks for taking the time to reply on a Saturday Mark. It's not intended to be a whinge, just based on the demographic of rugby players and fans in general , and this isn't meant in a mean way, the larger sizes will be more popular and with the authentic shirts being a higher quality but a tighter fit the shop tends to sell out of the sizes we buy and then gets left will all the XS,S and mediums. Obviously we can't discriminate against hobbits, Gnomes and Pixies as Falcons is an inclusive club but it would be nice if some of the larger sizes were still available around Christmas.
I have no doubt the Marketing chaps are all over it and notwithstanding the away kit will will no doubt be a grower, I'm excited to see the new range as Falcons seem to have (and I don't want to tempt fate) shrugged off the poor and struggling club image and now seem to be looked at as a team that plays exciting rugby and now a bit of a wild card as on our day we can beat most then frustratingly can fail to close games we should win but overall should make for a lot of entertainment . I have a good friend who works at Gloucester and apparently they have been watching the efforts that our club are putting into the match day experience.
When is the home shirt released?

Though I take your point... that said I have found the reverse on many occasions with normal sizes - many manufacturers/suppliers/shops often end up with the very large and very small sizes left available at discount while they run out of the middling sizes early and at full price. Swings and roundabouts I suppose.

Lol, always do. And certainly not size-ists as I was little......a long time ago! I think your absolutely right that the standard supporters shirts get left in the big sizes as they are a normal fit. The match Authentic ones being a tighter fit mean that unless your a toned god for a normal xl fit you need a xxxl and a large is about an xxl and I guess most fall within that bracket. Equally I belibe the national average for ladies is a size 14,, with 16 or 18 being the biggest Shirt a lot of manufacturers do.
However, I'm sure the shop is all over it and as you say , just a case of getting in first, though presumably the aim is to sell as many as possible lol

No worries rafpilot, I'm rattling around a hotel in Northampton so no problem replying to posts. We'll update you on release dates when we know for sure, but we have internal plans which hinge on delivery dates being adhered to. Hopefully not long now.

Well I hope they put you up in somewhere a bit more glamorous when in Philadelphia. Obviously as supporters we like to grumble but we appreciate that shirt sponsorship, company delivery times and a host of other factors play their part and looking forward to picking up your new shirt has long been part of the build up to the season. Just please tell us the European shirt isn't Day-glo!!&#129300;

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